On Today, Rose added that his wife also had extreme sensitivity to light, which the lights on set only exacerbated.

"This is a hard go, the doctor said it could take up to three months or so before I feel 100 per cent again," Starr told her Facebook followers.

"I'm trying to stay strong and get through this recovery ... I just want to get my vision back."

Responding to one commenter who said they'd also experienced dry eyes after laser eye surgery, Starr wrote, "I'm dying over here... but everyone I know who had it done loves it and says they would do it again and again.

"This recovery is brutal."

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